Google Labs today announced an experimental Dreambeans app on Android and iOS to “proactively dream up personalized daily stories that cut through the clutter and connect you to what matters.”
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Yet another Google Home update is now rolling out, bringing a Gemini-powered “Pet Memory” to Nest Cam owners, while also expanding on “Ask Home.”
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Further reflecting on Google’s practical focus for Gemini and AI in general at I/O 2026 last week, I still find myself struggling to find ways to actually make this technology useful in ways that actually matter. So, what are you doing with Gemini?
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As previewed last week, Gemini Spark is now available in the US for Google AI Ultra subscribers.
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At I/O 2026 last week, the Gemini app switched to compute-based usage limits. In response to “feedback about hitting limits too quickly,” Google today announced some changes.
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Following last week’s Neural Expressive redesign, the Gemini app is rolling out new voices for the main chat experience and Gemini Live.
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The latest Google Home update lets you tap into Gemini’s camera scene understanding for automations, while there are a slew of updates across the Home app and voice assistant.
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Following the introduction of a more affordable new tier, Google One’s AI Ultra plans have been a tiny bit confusing for those looking to switch, but Google is updating the process to make things a bit more clear.
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To get more out of Gemini-powered features in first-party apps, Google offers AI Plus, AI Pro, and AI Ultra subscriptions. At I/O 2026 in May, the plans got updated usage limits.
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AI continues to give me mixed feelings about the future, and that’s top of mind following another Gemini-heavy Google I/O this past week. On the one hand, Google continues to show some of the most practical and useful ideas for AI, but until I can trust it, I struggle to actually get excited about it.
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As part of the Neural Expressive redesign, Gemini Live on Android can now access more first- and third-party “Connected Apps.”
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At I/O 2026, Google previewed two major features for the Gemini app on macOS that are coming this summer.
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New usage limits have hit Google’s Gemini AI models and, following user concerns, Google has raised those limits specifically for Antigravity – twice.
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On the back of a ton of Gemini announcements at I/O 2026, Google is today announcing “Gemini built in” as a new solution that brings AI features to third-party devices including speakers, cameras, and more.
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As a part of a massive slate of new AI announcements, Google this week also announced new compute-based usage limits for Gemini – existing users don’t seem too happy about it.
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A new partnership between Gemini and CapCut means the video and image editing suite will be integrating some of its tools into Google’s AI assistant app, but it’s unclear what that might look like.
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Google’s entire ethos is built around Gemini these days, and now, that experience is coming to how you search, discover, and use apps on the Play Store.
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With Gemini 3.5 Flash doing frontier-level work at a fraction of the cost, Google’s Antigravity 2.0 is here to help build and manage your agents and let them loose on your latest projects. Meanwhile, AI Studio is gaining a dedicated Android app to execute on your ideas while on the go.
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Following The Android Show, Google made several developer announcements at I/O 2026, led by AI Studio’s new capability to build native Android apps.
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Gemini Omni, the latest generative model announced at Google I/O, is coming to YouTube within the Shorts Remix tool. It adds generative edits to other creators’ videos so users can add their own spin. Search is also getting a contextual upgrade.
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Google has unveiled Gemini Omni, a new family of generative models designed to “create anything,” and you can use it today to create surprisingly realistic videos.
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As its competition takes a break, Google is doubling down on video generation through Gemini, with Omni upgrades for it filmmaker and musician-focused Flow AI tools, as well as dedicated mobile apps starting on Android.
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Besides Gmail announcements, Google at I/O 2026 announced AI voice features for Docs and Keep. The company also unveiled “Google Pics” as the newest Workspace app.
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Thanks in part to tools like Nano Banana, AI-generated content is more unavoidable than ever. As announced at I/O, Google is doing its part to help curtail the situation it’s played a part in, building on top of SynthID with some new AI verification checks.
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